Quantum information science is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics, information theory, and computer science to explore how quantum phenomena can be harnessed for the processing, analysis, and transmission of information. Quantum information science covers both theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum physics, including the limits of what can be achieved with quantum information. The term quantum information theory is sometimes used, but it refers to the theoretical aspects of information processing and does not include experimental research.
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Origin YearWikipedia credits this 1982 paper as the conventionally accepted beginning of quantum computing, the theoretical root treated here as this field origin point. Core ConcernCombining quantum mechanics, information theory and computer science to study how quantum phenomena can process, analyze and transmit information. 2 Connections
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Source Wikipedia: David Deutsch
Quantum information science's own article ties the manufacturing of quantum computers to the same body of quantum-physics understanding the field studies.
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1. Timeline of Quantum Computing and Communication (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationDevelopment section, paragraph on the May 1981 MIT Conference on the Physics of ComputationQuote, Development section, paragraph on the May 1981 MIT Conference on the Physics of Computation
Feynman's conjecture on a quantum simulating computer, published 1982
2. Quantum Information Science (Wikipedia)
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Quantum information science is an interdisciplinary field that combines the principles of quantum mechanics, information theory, and computer science to explore how quantum phenomena can be harnessed for the processing, analysis, and transmission of information.
Associated With: Quantum Computing, Scientific and engineering studies section
Quantum teleportation, entanglement and the manufacturing of quantum computers depend on a comprehensive understanding of quantum physics and engineering.
Associated With: Cryptography, Scientific and engineering studies section, paragraph on quantum cryptography devices
Quantum cryptography devices are now available for commercial use.
View the Source Wikipedia: David Deutsch
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David Elieser Deutsch is a British physicist at the University of Oxford who is often described as the "father of quantum computing".
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is a British physicist at the University of Oxford who is often described as the "father of quantum computing".
View the Source Shor's Algorithm (Wikipedia)
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Shor's algorithm is a quantum algorithm for finding the prime factors of an integer. It was developed in 1994 by the American mathematician Peter Shor.
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